| Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day | |
|---|---|
 Saint-Jean-Baptiste parade, Montreal, June 24, 2006 | |
| Also called | Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, St John the Baptist Day, La Saint-Jean, Fête nationale, National Holiday |
| Observed by | Quebecers, French Canadians, French Americans/French Canadian Americans |
| Type | Historical, cultural, national, religious |
| Celebrations | Parades, bonfires, fireworks, feasting, drinking, musical concerts, flag waving, patriotic speeches, contests |
| Date | June 24 |
| Next time | June 24, 2025 |
| Frequency | Annual |
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (French: Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec), also known in English as St John the Baptist Day, is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec.[1][2] It was brought to Canada by French settlers celebrating the traditional feast day of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. It was declared a public holiday in Quebec[3][4][5][6] in 1925,[7] with publicly financed events organized province-wide by a Comité organisateur de la fête nationale du Québec.[8]
- ^ Myriam Fontaine; Maude-Emmanuelle Lambert (November 22, 2016). "Fête nationale du Québec (Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day)". Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Laflamme, Nathalie. "A guide to Montreals festivities, 2018". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Loi sur la fête nationale" [Law on National Day] (in French). Quebec Government. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ Québec 'national Holiday Act' defining the holiday, http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=2&file=%2F%2FF_1_1%2FF1_1_A.htm
- ^ Gouvernement du Québec. "National Holiday Archived June 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine", in the site of the Commission des normes du travail, June 17, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2008
- ^ Gouvernement du Québec. "An Act Respecting Labour Standards", in CanLII, Federation of Law Societies of Canada, updated to May 1, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2008
- ^ "Fête nationale: A guide to Montreal's festivities". June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ "La Fête nationale du Québec, des origines à nos jours | La Fête nationale du Québec". Fetenationale.qc.ca. Retrieved June 24, 2014.